Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by bluemooze, Feb 22, 2017.

  1. Scooterpiety

    Scooterpiety Ars Gratia Artis

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    Victor was founded by Eldridge Johnson, utilizing some of Berliner's patents.
     
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  2. Scooterpiety

    Scooterpiety Ars Gratia Artis

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    DG was originally the German branch of the Gramophone Company, Victor's british affiliate. After WW1, DG seperated itself from the Gramophone Co. but retained the Nipper trademark for use in Germany until the late 1940s.
    RCA purchased Victor in 1929. Victor had previously owned half of the Gramophone Co. The Gramophone Co. and the British Columbia Graphophone Co. merged in 1931, forming EMI. RCA continued to own half of EMI until the mid 1930s. EMI and RCA Victor continued to distribute each others recordings in their respective countries until the late 1950s, after EMI bought Capitol records.
     
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  3. Scooterpiety

    Scooterpiety Ars Gratia Artis

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    BMG owned half of RCA Records at the time of the GE/RCA takeover. GE immediately sold the other half to BMG.
     
  4. Wugged

    Wugged Forum Resident

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    Love the Van Gogh :D :D
     
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  5. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    CD from the second Living Stereo box. Includes Carnival Overture, The Bartered Bride Overture by Smetana and Schwanda-Polka and Fugue by Weinberger.

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  6. royzak2000

    royzak2000 Senior Member

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    Playing 4 and 7.
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  7. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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  8. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Here is my SACD version ...

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  9. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident


    I'm guessing that sounds great.
     
  10. royzak2000

    royzak2000 Senior Member

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  11. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Listening to "Echoes of Jeanne d'Arc" performed by Schola Discantus directed by Kevin Moll on Lyrichord.

    Reginaldus Liebert - Missa de Beata Virgine

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  12. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    I have always found the sound of many of these Living Stereo SACD's sounds dated ...
     
  13. hvbias

    hvbias Midrange magic

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    Posted this in the other Classical Corner thread (along with some rambling about Chopin interpreters), figured I would post this here in case people don't read the other thread- I've added Backhaus' mono cycle to my reference list of complete cycles. Simply stunning, worthy of an avatar change :) I don't think it quite reaches the heights of Annie Fischer who plays them with a burning intensity but I very easily think this is a second or third favorite.

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  14. royzak2000

    royzak2000 Senior Member

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    It did split opinions this version, me I like how direct it is and anything with Montserrat Figueras will do for me.
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  15. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

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    First listen to CD 23 from "RCA Living Stereo Vol. 1".

    Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by Van Cliburn with the Symphony of the Air led by Kiril Kondrashin.
    Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No 3 performed by Van Cliburn with the Chicago Symphony led by Walter Hendl.

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  16. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    I find Backhaus' playing archaic, but I must admit that I also find it intriguing, he paints a kind of "sound image" (don't know how to describe it better); I've never heard Beethoven interpreted this way.
     
  17. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    I have the following SACD version ...

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  18. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    After having acquired 4 Van Cliburn recordings, I stopped getting more as I feel his recordings do not do anything for me. Does the RCA box have a good number of his recordings?
     
  19. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

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    Although the composer has been the subject of much debate and research, regardless of who actually wrote them, they are excellent pieces, and the sound is exemplary. The downside is that the foam padding (remember those thin sheets used for padding) and turned to dust and covered both of the LPs and the interior with a layer of rubbery dust! I complained to the seller, and he gave me a partial refund. (After a thorough cleaning all was well.)

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  20. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    I have owned this Philips LP for over 30 years ...
     
  21. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Don't have the contents at hand but I don't think he's over-represented compared to the other artists. :)
     
  22. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

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    In my experience, Philips foam is the worst. :agree:
     
  23. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    I used to be a member of BOMC and may even have a few LP's released by BOMC ...
     
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  24. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    I got some of the decomposed foam that cannot be removed on the label side of some CD's but thankfully the CD's play fine ... :mad:
     
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  25. royzak2000

    royzak2000 Senior Member

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    When you think Pergolesi died at 26.
     
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